Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou (born November 14, 1950 or 1951) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum. Zhang has won numerous awards and recognitions, with Best Foreign Film nominations for Ju Dou in 1990 and Raise the Red Lantern in 1991, Silver Lion and Golden Lion prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. One of Zhang's recurrent themes is the resilience of Chinese people in the face of hardship and adversity, a theme which has been explored in such films as, for example, To Live (1994) and Not One Less (1999). His films are particularly noted for their rich use of colour, as can be seen in some of his early films, like Raise the Red Lantern, and in his wuxia films like Hero and House of Flying Daggers.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
April 2, 1950Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
69Place of birth
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, ChinaAlso known as
Yimou Zhang, Yi-Mou Zhang, 張藝謀, 张艺谋, Zhang Yimou, 張芸謀, チャン・イーモウ, 장이머우, 장예모, Чжан Имоу, Имоу ЧжанCast credits
Keep Cool
Poet ReaderCause: The Birth of Hero
HimselfA Terra-Cotta Warrior
General Meng TianfangOld Well
Trespassing Bergman
SelfBergman: A Year in a Life
SelfNew Chinese Cinema
Zhang Yimou's "Shadow"
SelfThe Big Parade
Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang
SelfMy Country, My Parents
Bergmans video
SelfMaking of House of Flying Daggers
Self'Hero' Defined: A Look at the Epic Masterpiece
Beauty and Pureness
A Documentary About The Movie One Second
HimselfRed Sorghum
Crew credits
Hero
Producer, Author, DirectorCurse of the Golden Flower
Screenplay, DirectorRaise the Red Lantern
DirectorThe Road Home
DirectorHouse of Flying Daggers
Author, Producer, DirectorBeijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony
DirectorNot One Less
DirectorRiding Alone for Thousands of Miles
DirectorJu Dou
DirectorRed Sorghum
DirectorTo Each His Own Cinema
Director, WriterShanghai Triad
DirectorKeep Cool
DirectorA Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
DirectorThe Story of Qiu Ju
DirectorHappy Times
DirectorThe Great Conqueror's Concubine
ProducerUnder the Hawthorn Tree
DirectorThe Flowers of War
DirectorCode Name: Cougar
DirectorComing Home
Director